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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 6h

"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden."

Plato (427-346 B.C.), Greek philosopher

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 1d

“Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.”

Epicurus (341–270 BC), “Sovereign Maxims”

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 2d

Je N'ai Pas Voté Pour lui

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 2d

“The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 3d

“War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.”

Smedley Butler

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 4d

For those who are interested, here is a link to my latest entry on my new blog. I would love to hear comments.
ramblingsofaretiredmind.blogspot.com/2025/10/ramb...

Ramblings of a Retired Mind

Ramblings of a Retired Mind The Award I knew she was sick. Her body was frail, but her mind remained sharp. She may have been down to ni...

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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 4d

"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."

William James

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 7d

"I move around a lot, not because I’m looking for anything really, but because I’m getting away from the things that get bad if I stay."

Bobby Dupea (Jack Nicholson), from Five Easy Pieces

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 8d

“There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.”

Isaac Asimov

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 9d

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 10d

“We are not provided with wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one else can take for us, an effort which no one can spare us.”

Marcel Proust

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 11d

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

Mark Twain

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 11d

“That’s what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”

Simone de Beauvoir

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 12d

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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 12d

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Some Weeks

Ramblings of a Retired Mind Some Weeks In my retired life, the weeks often pass with predictable regularity. A text reminder tells me i...

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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 13d

“Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.”

Aldous Huxley

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 14d

“He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.”

George Bernard Shaw

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 15d

“Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.”

Pythagoras

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 17d

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.

Zen proverb

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 17d

“In the mountains of truth you will never climb in vain: either you will get up higher today or you will exercise your strength so as to be able to get up higher tomorrow.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 21d

I have updated my story of the Samovar on my blog to include a photo of the Samovar for those unfamiliar with one.

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The Samovar

Ramblings of a Retired Mind: The Samovar A few weeks ago, I opened my laptop and checked my email. My inbox was overflowing with offers—e...

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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 22d

I have updated my last post on my blog, Esther, by adding the only two photos of Esther. Would love some feedback.
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Esther

Ramblings of a Retired Mind Esther A Move and a Memory Seven years ago, my wife and I left Chicago—the only home we had ever known—and ...

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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 23d

For those interested, here is my latest entry on my online blog.
ramblingsofaretiredmind.blogspot.com/2025/09/esth...

Esther

Ramblings of a Retired Mind Esther A Move and a Memory Seven years ago, my wife and I left Chicago—the only home we had ever known—and ...

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Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 23d

“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.”

Voltaire

Papa Bob @blee1607.bsky.social · 24d

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”

René Descartes